by pinback » Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:02 pm
Very much like my earlier post about the 2001 epilogue, if you don't know about or like Breaking Bad, this movie is pointless, and if you do, you'll just smile your way through the whole thing.
I'd say, though I had no idea what to expect, it was "smaller" than I would have guessed. Rather than exploring Jesse's life as he moves forward out of his predicament, it really just focuses on the immediate aftermath of the events in the Breaking Bad finale. The final shot of Jesse in last episode serves as a focal point, from which the timeline snaps forward and backward, exploring ever further into the (near) future, and the past which brought him to this point.
It is a tribute to the fondness we have for these characters now, that it's obvious everyone we recognize is much older (and/or FATTER, Jesse Plemons) than we know they should be, but we don't care.
El Camino is a loving homage to these characters, and this amazing world, that Vince Gilligan and his team created for us.
Nothing about it blew me away, other than realizing how deeply I was and still am affected by the show and the wonderful memories it continues to provide.
I loved every second.
Very much like my earlier post about the 2001 epilogue, if you don't know about or like Breaking Bad, this movie is pointless, and if you do, you'll just smile your way through the whole thing.
I'd say, though I had no idea what to expect, it was "smaller" than I would have guessed. Rather than exploring Jesse's life as he moves forward out of his predicament, it really just focuses on the immediate aftermath of the events in the Breaking Bad finale. The final shot of Jesse in last episode serves as a focal point, from which the timeline snaps forward and backward, exploring ever further into the (near) future, and the past which brought him to this point.
It is a tribute to the fondness we have for these characters now, that it's obvious everyone we recognize is much older (and/or FATTER, Jesse Plemons) than we know they should be, but we don't care.
El Camino is a loving homage to these characters, and this amazing world, that Vince Gilligan and his team created for us.
Nothing about it blew me away, other than realizing how deeply I was and still am affected by the show and the wonderful memories it continues to provide.
I loved every second.